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The Artful Dodger

Group Members:

Pete Devereaux, Mark Hill

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MJ Cole, Robbie Craig, Suburban Lick, Doolally, Another Level, Bump & Flex, The Streets, Craig David, Wookie, Zed Bias, Dem 2, Ed Case
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  • Genres: Electronica
  • Representative Albums: "Re-Rewind," "Rewind 2001: Lessons from the Underground," "Rewind"
  • Representative Songs: "Movin' Too Fast," "Re-Rewind," "We Should Get Together"

Biography

Artful Dodger UK represent the rising status of garage within the U.K. and its slow invasion into the U.S. This Southampton-based duo comprised of Mark Hill and Pete Devereux take a slightly different approach to garage than many of their peers. Along with Hill's R&B and jazz influences and Devereux's interest in hip-hop and house, the duo also takes a more traditional approach to the genre. Unlike many of their fellow garage producers, Artful Dodger UK chooses not to use vocals or time-stretching and prefers to re-record vocals when doing remixes. This approach has won them respect within the garage community and garnered a substantial amount of hype for "Re-Rewind (The Crowd Say Bo Selecta)," a popular single in the U.K. that featured Craig David on vocals. In summer 2000, Republic Records brought the single to the U.S., hoping to score a club hit in the generally anti-garage country. The group has also mixed the Ministry of Sound compilation Rewind: The Sound of UK Garage. Accompanied with extensive tour dates, the duo released the Re-Rewind mix album in late 2000. It's All About the Stragglers also appeared that same year. In July of 2001, the pair agreed to an amicable separation. Both members continued to work in the music industry following the split, with Hill writing, producing, and remixing, and Devereux DJing under his own name. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide
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This article is about the British garage band. For the American rock band, see Artful Dodger (US band).
"Mark Hill" redirects here. For other uses, see Mark Hill (disambiguation).
Artful Dodger
Origin Southampton, United Kingdom
Genres UK garage
R&B
Years active 1997-
Labels Blessed Records
Associated acts Craig David
Members
Mark Hill
MC Alistair
DJ Dave Low
Former members
Pete Devereux

Artful Dodger are a British R&B & UK garage band from the city of Southampton, who became famous through their 2-Step hits and gave Craig David's career a boost after he appeared on their #2 hit "Re-Rewind" in December 1999.

The band originally consisted of Mark Hill and Pete Devereux, but Devereux left prior to the release of the single "TwentyFourSeven", and Hill continued from then on to produce records under the Artful Dodger moniker by himself. The UK Garage act, comprising Mark Hill and MC Alistair, now includes fellow producer and DJ Dave Low. Many Artful Dodger tracks can be found on the UK garage compilation CD series Pure Garage, mixed by DJ EZ.

The band's name was taken from a character in the Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist,this was because of the many bootlegs they made in the early days. Their first thought was of Robin Hood but Artful Dodger sounded more London.

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Discography

Albums

Singles

All of their subsequent hit singles have also been collaborations:

Year Title Chart positions Album
UK Singles Chart
1997 "The Revenge of Popeye" - non-album single
"Something" -
1998 "If You Love Me" - By Mark Hill -
"The Messenger" -
"What You Gonna Do" (featuring Craig David) 2 It's All About the Stragglers
1999 "Movin' Too Fast" (featuring Romina Johnson) 2
"Re-Rewind" (featuring Craig David) 2
2000 "Woman Trouble" (featuring Craig David) 6
"Movin' Too Fast (Remix)" (featuring Romina Johnson) 2
"Woman Trouble" (featuring Robbie Craig and Craig David) 6
"Please Don't Turn Me On" (featuring Lifford Davis) 4
2001 "Think About Me" (featuring Michelle Escoffery) 11
"TwentyFourSeven" (featuring Melanie Blatt) 6
"It Ain't Enough" (Dreem Teem vs Artful Dodger) 20
2002 "Ladies" (featuring General Levy and Roachie) - non-album single
2003 "Ruff Neck Sounds" (featuring Sevi G and Richie Dan) -
2006 "Flex" (featuring Vula) -

Movies

Chris Barfoot's The Reckoning 2002/3.

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